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(12) Patent: (11) CA 1141879
(21) Application Number: 1141879
(54) English Title: POLY(ALKYLENETEREPHTHALATE) MOLDING COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING OLIGOMERIC POLYESTER AND SEGMENTED COPOLYESTER-POLYETHER ELASTOMER
(54) French Title: COMPOSITION DE MOULAGE A BASE DE POLY (D'ALKYLENETHERPHTALATE) A TENEUR DE POLYESTER OLIGOMERIQUE ET ELASTOMERE SEGMENTE DE COPOLYESTER/POLYETHER
Status: Term Expired - Post Grant
Bibliographic Data
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):
  • C08L 67/02 (2006.01)
  • C08K 13/02 (2006.01)
(72) Inventors :
  • AVERY, NOYES L. (United States of America)
  • WORK, WILLIAM J. (United States of America)
(73) Owners :
  • ROHM AND HAAS COMPANY
(71) Applicants :
  • ROHM AND HAAS COMPANY (United States of America)
(74) Agent: GOWLING WLG (CANADA) LLP
(74) Associate agent:
(45) Issued: 1983-02-22
(22) Filed Date: 1980-02-19
Availability of licence: N/A
Dedicated to the Public: N/A
(25) Language of filing: English

Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT): No

(30) Application Priority Data:
Application No. Country/Territory Date
14,405 (United States of America) 1979-02-23

Abstracts

English Abstract


Abstract of the Disclosure
Compositions comprising poly(alkylene
terephthalate), an inert particulate nucleating agent,
an oligomeric polyester crystallization promoter, and a
segmented thermoplastic copolyester-ether elastomer are
disclosed as having improved crystallization behavior
and surface appearance. Methods of increasing the
crystallization rate of poly(alkylene terephthalate) are
also disclosed. Improved surface appearance and
crystallization characteristics of poly(alkylene
terephthalate is obtained while maintaining the physical
characteristics of such materials.


Claims

Note: Claims are shown in the official language in which they were submitted.


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CLAIMS
1. Composition comprising poly(alkylene terephthalate) and
an inert, particulate nucleating agent, and oligomeric polyester,
and a segmented polyester-polyether block copolymer as
crystallization promoters, said oligomeric polyester being
present in an amount of about 0.1 to 10% by weight, said
nucleating agent being present in an amount of about 0.1 to 10%
by weight, and said segmented polyester-polyether block copolymer
being present in an amount of about 1 to 50% by weight.
2. Composition of claim 1 wherein said poly(alkylene
terephthalate) is selected from the group consisting of
poly(ethylene terephthalate), poly(propylene terephthalate),
poly(butylene terephthalate), poly(hexylene terephthalate),
poly(cyclohexylene terephthalate), and poly(cyclohexylene
dimethyl terephthalate), and mixtures thereof.
3. Composition of claim 1 wherein said poly(alkylene
terephthalate) is poly(ethylene terephthalate) having an
intrinsic viscosity of about 0.4 to 1.4 grams/deciliter.
4. Composition of claim 3 wherein said intrinsic viscosity
is about 0.6 to 0.8.
5. Composition of claim 1 wherein said inert, particulate
nucleating agent is selected from the group consisting of talc,
kaolin, calcium carbonate, aluminum oxide, titanium dioxide,
silica, and graphite.
6. Composition of claim 5 wherein said nucleating agent is
a mixture of two nucleating agents, one of which is graphite.

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7. Composition of claim 1 further including
bisphenol A polycarbonate.
8. Composition of claim 1 wherein said oligomeric
polyester is derived from dicarboxylic acid, aliphatic
glycol, and has a molecular weight, Mn, of about 700
to 10,000.
9. Composition of claim 8 wherein said
oligomeric polyester is derived from a saturated
aliphatic alcohol having 7 to 15 carbon atoms, an
organic dicarboxylic acid having 4 to 14 carbon atoms,
and a glycol having 2 to 6 carbon atoms.
10. Composition of claim 9 wherein said
oligomeric polyester is octyl/decyl (1/1) terminated
[ethylene adipate/phthalate (1/2)] 2.2.
11. Composition of claim 10 wherein the oligomeric
polyester is isodecyl terminated [ethylene
adipate/phthalate (1/2)]2.7.
12. Composition of claim 8 wherein said
oligomeric polyester is fatty acid terminated or alcohol
terminated.
13. Composition of claim 8 derived from
dicarboxylic acid, aliphatic glycol, and aromatic glycol.
14. Composition of claim 1 wherein said segmented
polyester-polyether block elastomer copolymer is the
polymerization product of aromatic dicarboxylic acid,
aliphatic diol, and polyalkylene oxide glycol.
15. Composition of claim 14 wherein said elastomer
is prepared from dimethyl terephthalate, 1,4-butanediol,
and poly(tetramethylene ether) glycol having a molecular
weight Mw of about 600-2000.
16. Composition of claim 1 wherein said elastomer
consists of about 50 to 90% long ester segments and the
balance being poly(tetramethylene ether) glycol with
molecular weight of 500 to 1500.
17. Composition of claim 1 further including high
molecular weight polytetrafluoroethylene.

Description

Note: Descriptions are shown in the official language in which they were submitted.


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IMPROVED POLY(ALRYLENETEREPHTHALATE) MOLDING COMPOSITIONS
rONTAIN~NG OLIGOMERIC POLYESTER AND SEGMENTED COPOLYESTE~-
P~LYETHER ELASTOMER
Backqround of the Invention
l. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to improvements to the
crystallization and molding behavior of poly(alkylene
terephthalate~.
Description of the Prior Art
The use of inert particulate nucleating agents to
promote crystallization of poly(alkylene terephthalate)
i5 very well know~. ~igh mold temperatures of at least
120C and optimumly 140C in the case of poly~ethylene
terephthalate~ ~PET) have generally been necessary for
injection molded engineering applications. In the case
of PET, because of its low rate of crystallization at
desirable molding temperatures of less than lQ0C, it
has not attàined widespread use. When PET is molded
with conventional nucleating agents at temperatures
below 100C, they have poor physical properties,
dimensional stability and surface appearance due to
insufficient crystallization.
~ arious attempts have been made to improve the
crystallization rate of PET. For example, the use of
poly(ethylene oxide) or poly(propylene oxide) having
hydroxyl functionality has been suggested in combination
with nucleating agents; however, this method is

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undesirable because the PET reacts with the hydroxyl
functionality to give a resin with lower molecular
weight and poorer physical properties. The use of low
molecular weight inert organic solvents such as
benzophenone and phthalate plasticizers such as dioctyl
phthalate have been suggested, but is not desirable
because they cause processing difficulties due to their
high volatility under drying or processing conditions
for PET, and tend to migrate to the surface of a molded
specimen. Solvents such as dibutyl tin dilaurate have
been suggested, but these are toxic materials and would
be undesirable.
Summary of the Invention
Compositions comprising poly~alkylene
terephthalate) and inert particulate nucleating agent,
an oligomeric polyester as crystalization promoter, and
a segmented polyester-polyether elastomer have been
discovered to cause a unique crystallization enhancement
without suffering the problems inherent in the prior
art. It is therefore an object of the present invention
to provide a composition and method for improving the
crystallization characteristics and surface appearance
of poly~alkylene terephthalate) while maintaining the
physical properties of the poly~alkylene terephthalate).
It is a further object of the invention to provide
a PET composition displaying a very high crystallization
rate. A still further o~ject of the invention is to
allow PET to be molded at mold temperatures below 100C
to obtain highly crystalline parts which display good
surface appearance even in thin sections. A still
further obiect o~ the invention is to provide
poly(alkylene terephthalate) molding compositions which
do not contain highly volatile solvents which tend to
migrate to the surface of moldings.

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Detailed DescriPtion of tbe Invention an~
The Preferred Embodiments
Although any linear thermoplastic poly(alkylene
terephthalate) can be used in the present invention, the
preferred thermoplastic polyesters are PET or blends of
PET with other thermoplastic polyesters. The invention
is also applicable to poly(butylene terephthalate)
(P~T), poly(hexylene terephthalate), poly(cyclohexylene
terephthalate), poly(cyclohexyl dimethylene
terephthalate), and the like, copolyesters such as
poly(ethylene/butylene terephthalate), or blends of
these materials. Thermoplastic polyesters which
comprise structural units derived from terephthalic acid
and from up to 5 mole percent of other aromatic or
aliphatic dicarboxylic acids such as isophthalic,
naphthalene-2,6-dicarboxylic acid or adipic acid are
also suitable. The alcohol component of tbe
thermoplastic polyester may be comprised of up to 30
mole percent of one or more other aliphatic diols such
as 2,2-dimethylpropane diol and butane diol. The
invention is also applicable to polyesters based on
hydroxy carboxylic acids. Any two or more of these
thermoplastic polyesters can be blended.
The polyesters used as starting compounds should
preferably have an intrinsic viscosity range of 0.4 to
1.4 grams per deciliter, and more preferably between
about 0.6 and 0.8 grams per deciliter. For these
purposes, the intrinsic viscosity is measured before
extrusion in a 1% solution of phenol and
tetrachloroethane, 60:40 at 25C.
The inert particulate nucleating agent can be talc,
Kaolin, calcium carbonate, aluminum oxide, titanium
dioxide, silica, graphite, and the like. Amounts of
nucleating agent to be used include 0.05-5~. The
nucleating agent can be a mixture of two or more inert

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particulate materials of which graphite is one.
The oligomeric polyesters which have been found to
be useful in this invention have a molecular weight,
Mnl of about 700 to l0,000 and a Flory Interaction
S Parameter less than or equal to 0.2 with the
poly(alkylene terephthalate), and are derived from
organic dicarboxylic acid having 2 to 8 carbon atoms and
organic polyol. The preferred molecular weight is about
900 to 500a. Preferably the polyol is a glycol and has
2 to 15 carbon atoms. The oligomeric polyester can be
terminated with either a fatty acid or an aliphatic
alcohol preferably having 7 to 15 carbon atoms, or it
can be unterminated. The oligomeric polyester can also
include an aromatic glycol. The hydroxyl number of the
oligomeric polyester should be less than 50 mg/g and
preferably less than l0 mg/g to prevent degradation of
the polytalkylene terephthalate) during melt processing
or long term use at elevated temperatures. One suitable
method for preparation of the oligomeric polyester is
disclosed by Van~ook in U.S. patent 3,284,399. Several
particular highly preferred oligomeric polyesters are as
follows:
Decyl terminated [ethylene adipate/phthalate
(l/l)] 2.0
Isodecyl terminated [ethylene adipate/phthalate (l/2)3
2.7
Octyl/decyl (l/11 terminated ~ethylene adipate/phthalate)
(l/2)] 2.2
Cl4 fatty acid terminated poly (propylene adipate).
0 2-ethyl hexyl terminated poly(butylene adipate).
poly~propylene adipate/phthalate (3/l)], Mw = 1200.
poly[propylene adipate/isophthalate (3/l)], Mw = 2000
The amount of oligomeric polyester which can be
used in the compositions are 0.l to 10%. It is
preferred that the oligomeric polyester have a Flory

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Interaction Parameter less than or equal to 0.2 with the
poly(alkylene terephthalate). Other additives are
optionally present in the compositions of the
invention. Up to 50~ mineral fillers, fibrous
reinforcement such as glass fibers, flame retardants,
colorants, stabilizers, water scavengers, processing
aids, and impact modifiers can be included. The impact
modifiers used are preferably ~mong the ones disclosed
in U.S. patent 4,096,202; U.S.
patent 3,864,428; and or U.S. patent 3,919,353.
Furthermore, up to 8% of an aromatic polycarbonate
prepared by the reaction of phosgene with
2,2-(4,4'-dihydroxydiphenyl)-propane(bis phenol A) can
be included to sy~nergistically improve the impact
strength. In accordance with our invention, the use of
segmented thermoplastic copolyester-ether elastomers has
been found to behave synergistically with the oligomeric
polyester to improve surface appearance, crystallization
temperature, and rate of crystallization.
The copolyester elastomers are derived from the
condensation polymerization of one or more dicarboxylic
acids or polymerizable derivatives, one or more long
chain glycols, and one or ~ore short chain glycols. The
dicarboxylic acids or ester derivatives are primarily
aromatic in character, such as terephthalic and
isophthalic, although aliphatic acids or ester
derivatives such as succinic, glutaric, and azelaic may
be incorporated at modes levels. The long chain glycols
have a molecular weight of about 400-6000 and are
generally poly(alkylene ether3 glycols such as
polylethylene ether) glycol, poly(propylene ether)
glycol and preferably poly~tetramethylene ether)
glycol. ~he short chain glycols can be ethylene,
propylene, butylene, and the like.
Considerable literature exists describing polyester
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elastomers that are suitable for use in this invention
as well as the standard polymerization techniques used
for their preparation, for example, German Patent
DT2338-615, Japanese Patents 75,160,365 and 75,48,059,
and U.S. Patents 3,651,014; 3,023,192; 3,763,109;
3,766,146; and 3,954,689. The use of branched polyester
elastomers are also useful. The use of polyester
elastomers where the long chain ester segments are
derived from long chain dicarboxylic acids, rather than
poly(alkylene ether) glycol esters, are of interest when
resistance to thermal degredation and weathering
stability are of importance. Such materials are
described in U.S. Patent 3,954,689.
Preferred polyester elastomers are derived from
terephthalic acid and derivatives, isophthalic acid and
derivatives, l,4-butanediol, and poly(tetramethylene
ether) glycol such that the long chain ester segments
comprise 10-90 pescent by weight of the total polyester
elastomer. The most preferred polyester polyether
elastomers are those which cntain 50-95% by weight of
the long chain ester segments and which are derived from
a poly(tetramethylene) ether glycol with a molecular
weight of about 1000 grams/mole.
Further enhancement of the surface appearance of
the molded composition can be obtained by incorporation
of small amounts, preferably about 0.05 to 5% by weight,
of high molecular weight polytetrafluoroethylene. ~igh
molecular weight polytetrafluoroethylenes suitable for
this invention preferably have an Mn greater than
1,000,000 and are prepared by well known methods.
The compositions are blended by tumbling the dry
components together and extruding on a single or twin
screw extruder. Gne can also feed these separate
components into separate parts of an extruder~
It is surprisinq that the combination of oligomeric

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polyester, nucleating agent, and segmented
polyester-polyether elastomer copolymer together gives
such improvement to the surface appearance and
crystallization rate of poly(alkylene terephthalate~,
especially PET. Polyester-polyether elastomers cause
little improvement in the crystallization behavior of
PET when used alone, and therefore it is very surprising
that they should have such a profound effect when used
in combination with an oligomeric polyester and a
nucleating agent.
The following examples are presented to illustrate
a few embodiments of the invention, but the invention
should not be considered to be limited thereto. All
parts and percentages are by weight unless otherwise
indicated.
Examples
Measurements of crystallization rates, percentage
crystallinity, and crystallization temperature were all
performed by differential thermal analysis.
Crystalli2ation rates were determined isothermally at
100C on quenched samples of molten PET. The rate of
crystallization is expressed as crystallization
half-time, tl/2, which is the time necessary for 50%
of the polymer to crystallize. The degree of
crystallinity of molded specimens was determined by the
difference in area between melting endotherm and
recrystallization exotherms according to equation 1:
% Crystallinity of PET = ~EHX(~EA )x ~Tscale x TSCale 100 (1
where E is an instrument correction factor, ~A is the
difference in areas, ~Tscale is the vertical
temperature response, Tscale is the horizontal
temperature sca~e, ~f(PET) is 27.0 cal/q., ~ is the
heating rate, W is the sample weight and Wf(PET) is the
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crystallization temperature (Tc) was determined as the
temperature where the recrystallization peak maximum
occurred during heating at a 20C/min. heating rate of a
specimen cut from an injection molded sample. Smaller
numbers indicate greater efficiency of the additives for
improving crystallization behavior.~ In some case
crystallization was complete as molded; in this event, no
recrystallization exotherm was observed hence a Tc was
not observed.
The surface appearance of the injection molded
specimens was determined by measuring the 60C Gloss on a
2nx3nx0.125~ plaque. The plaque was molded on a Newbury
1.5 oz reciprocating screw injection molding machine. The
mold cavity was edge gated with a 0.1" x 0.2~ gate. The
60C Gloss was measured on the four corners and center of
both sides of the plaque and averaged to give the recorded
values.
The polyester-polyether copolyester elastomers used in
this study are recorded in Table 1. The
polyester-polyether elastomers are prepared from
dimethylterephthalate, 1,4-butane diol, and
poly(tetramethylene oxide) glycol to give materials with
poly(butylene terephthalate) hard segments and poly-
(tetramethylene ether) soft segments. The poly(tetra-
methylene ether) has a molecular weight of 1100 g/mole.These polyester polyether elastomers may also contain small
amounts (< 10~) of isophthalate units.

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Table 1
PolYester-polyether Elastomers
Approximate
Description Durometer Melting Flexural
Desiqnation (weight ratio) Hardness Point ~C) Modulus (PSi)
A 4~1 Polyester 72D 218 75000
polyether
B 3/1 Polyester/ 63D 205 50000
polyether
C 3/2 Polyester/ 55D 211 30000
polyether
D 1/2 Polyester/ 40D 168 7000
polyesther
ExamPle 1
lS Poly(ethylene terephthalate) (70 parts), with an
intrinsic viscosity of 0.62 g/dl as measured in a 1~
solution of 3:2 phenol:tetrachloroethane at 25C, and 30
parts of 3/16~ chopped glass fiber strand were dried under
vacuum for 12 hours. The materials were mixed together and
extruded in a 1" single screw extruder e~uipped with one
vacuum vent and a nitrogen blanketed feed. The extrudate
was pelletized and dried again under vacuum for 6 hours at
120C. The material was molded on a Newbury 1.5 oz
reciprocating screw injection molding machine at 275C melt
temperature, a 95-100C mold surface temperature, and a 40
second cycle time.
Exam~les 2-13
Examples 2-13 were compounded and molded in the same
fashion as Example 1 except that polyester-polyether
el~-qtomer C, oligomeric polyester octyl/decyl (1/1 molar)
terminated [ethylene adipate/ph~halate (1/2~2.2, and a
core-shell impact modifier "An, consisting of a crosslinked
poly(butyl acrylate) core on which was grafted poly(methyl
methacrylate1, were substi~uted for some of the
poly(ethylene terephthalate). All samples contained 30
parts glass fiber and 0.4 parts talc. The

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total amount of poly(ethylene terephthalate), polyester-
polyether elastomer, oligomeric polyester, and core-shell
impact modifier was equal to 70 parts. The amounts of
the additives in the compositions and the surface
appearance, crystallization behavior, and tensile data
are summarized in Table 2.
The data in Table 2 demonstrate the necessity of
including both a polyester-polyether elastomer and an
oligomeric polyester in the composition to obtain a good
surface appearance, a low Tc, and a high degree of
crystallinity. Thus, Example 1, 30% glass fiber
reinforced PET, shows a low gloss, high Tc, and low
degree of crystallinity. When only the core-shell impact
modifier is added, as in Example 2, the gloss increases
slightly as does Tc; the tensile strength is greatly
reduced. Examples 3 and 4 show that adding the
olisomeric polyester to the composition of Example 2
results in some improvement gloss, Tc, and
crystallinity with some decrease in tensile strength.
Example 5 shows that there is a decrease in Tc and an
increase in the degree of crystallinity with a small
improvement in gloss when only the oligomeric polyester
is added to the composition of Example 1. Example 6
shows that replacing half of the core-shell impact
modifier in Example 2 with the polyester-polyether
elastomer C gives a composition with increased gloss, a
lower Tc, a lower degree of crystallinity, and a higher
tensile strength. Examples 7 and 8 show that adding both
the polyester-polyether elastomer C and oligomeric
polyester to the composition of Example 1 increases the
gloss to a greater extent than additive effects of each
component. In addition, the Tc and degree of
crystallinity of ~xamples 7 and 8 show improvements over
Examples S and 6. Therefore, only compositions which
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crystallinity and low Tc. Examples 9-13 further
demonstrate the utility of tbis invention in the presence
of core-shell impact modifier. When either the amount of
polyester-polyether elastomer C or oligomeric polyester
are increased, the gloss increases and Tc decreases to
a greater extent than is observed when only one of the
additives is used.

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ExamPles 14-18
The compositions of Examples 14-18 were prepared in
the same fashion as Example l. The compositions consist
of 46.85 parts poly(ethylene terephthalate), 30 parts
glass fiber reinforcements, 9 parts core shell impact
modifier ~A", 4 parts oligomeric polyester octyl/decyl
terminated [ethylene adipate/phthalate (l/2)]2.2, 0.4
parts talc, 0.5 parts antioxidant, 0.25
poly(tetrafluoroethylene) lubricant, and 9 parts of the
additives given in Table 3.
The results summarized in Table 3 show that the
glossing effect of the polyester-polyether elastomers is
not a property of all polyester-polyether elastomers.
Poly(butylene terephthalate) is given as an example of a
polyester-polyether elastomer in which 100% of the
molecule is polyester. The results in Table 3
demonstrate that the polyester-polyether elastomers which
contain 50-90% polyester segments produce compositions
with the best surface appearance. An additional
advantage of those polyester-polyether elastomers
containing bigh levels of polyester segments is the
improved tensile strength of the resulting compositions.
TABLE 3
Tensile
25 Example Type Additive -60~ gloss Strength
No. TYPe Additive (~ Reflectance3 (psi)
14 Poly(butylene 18 17,200
terephthalate)
Polyester-Polyether NA" 62 17,000
16 Polyester-Polyether "B" 56 16,000
17 Polyester-Polyether "C" 64 15,000
18 Polyester-Polyether "D" 26 13,800

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Examples 19-22
Examples 19-22 were prepared according to Example 1
with 30 parts glass fiber, 4 parts oligomeric polyester
octyl/decyl (1/1) terminated [ethylene adipate/phthalate
(1/2)]2.2, 0.4 parts talc, 0.5 parts antioxidant, and the
remaining additives present in the amounts shown in Table
4. Poly(ethylene terephthalate~ was added in an amount
such that its sum with all of the additives and glass
f iber totaled 100 parts.
The results in Table 4 demonstrate that further
enhancement of the surface appearance of glass-reinforced
poly(ethylene terephthalate) compositions containing
polyester-polyether elastomers and oligomeric polyesters
is possible when small amounts of high molecular weight
lS poly(tetrafluoroethylene) (PTFE) are included in the
composition.

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Examples 23-45
Examples 23~45 were prepared accordin~ to Example 1
with 30 parts 3/16" chopped strand glass fiber, 9 parts
core-shell impact modifier A, 9 or 10 parts
S polyester-polyether elastomer "An or "C" (designated in
Table 6), 0.4 parts talc, 0.5 parts antioxidant, and the
amounts of oligomeric polyester or plasticizer and high
molecular weight poly(tetrafluoro ethylene) given in Table
6. ~he amount of poly(ethylene terephthalate) was
adjusted so that its sum with the additives and glass
fiber totaled 100 parts. The identity of the oligomeric
polyesters is given in Table S. The samples were molded
at a mold surface temperature of 90C.
The data recorded in Table 6 demonstrates that a wide
variety of plasticizers and oligomeric polyesters will act
to enhance the surface appearnce of glass fiber reinforced
poly(ethylene terephthalate) when used in conjunction with
polyester-polyether elastomers or polyester-polyethers
elastomers and high molecular weight
poly(tetrafluoroethylene).
Table S
Oliqomeric PolYester and Plasticizer Description
Molecular
Weight
Designation Description (~/mole)
I octyl/decyl (1/1) terminated 800
~ethylene adipate/phthalate (1/2)]2.2
II isodecyl terminated ~ethylene 1000
adipate/phthalate (1/2)]
30 III poly~propylene adipate/phthalate2000
(3/1)]
IV poly~propylene adipate/isophthalate 2000
(3/1)~
V Ethylene bis(2 dioctyl trimellitate) ~00
35 VI Ethylene bis(2-ethylhexyl 500
terephthalate)

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Table 5 (continued)
Oligomeric Polyester~and Plasticizer Description
Molecular
Weight
Desi~nat~on Description (g/mole)
VII Fatty acid terminated poly(propylene 4000
adipate)
VIII 2-Ethylhexyl terminated poly(propylene 1100
adipate)
10 IX Fatty acid ter~ninated poly(propylene 2000
adipate)
X 2-Ethylhexyl terminated poly(propylene 2000
adipate)
XI Poly(1,3-butylene adipate) 5100
15 XII Epoxidized soybean oil 900
XIII Poly(propylene adipate) 7000
unterminated
XIV Fatty acid terminated poly- 3500
(butylene adipate)
20 XV Poly~butylene adipate) alcohol 3500
terminated
XVI Dioctyl phthalate 390
Table 6
Parts and
Type Parts Type 60
Ex. Oligomeric Oligomeric Polyester Parts Gloss
No. PolYester PolYester Polvether PTFE t% Reflectance)
23 I 5 9 phr C 0 44
24 II 5 9 phr C 0 57
III S 9 phr C 0 44
26 IV 5 9 phr C 0 56
27 V 5 9 phr C 0 25
28 VI 5 9 phr C 0 42
29 VII 5 9 phr C 0 46
I 4.2S lQ phr A Q~5 75
31 II 4.25 10 phr A 0.5 79
32 III 4.25 10 phr A 0.5 74
33 IV 4.25 10 phr A O.S 81

1~4~879
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Table 6 (continued)
Parts and
Type Parts Type 60
Ex. Oligomeric Oligomeric Polyester Parts Gloss
No. Polvester Polyester Polyether PTFE (% Reflectance)
34 V 4.25 lO phr A 0.5 62
VI 4.25 lO phr A a . 5 66
36 VII 4.25 lO phr A 0.5 69
37 VIII 4.25 lO phr A 0.5 63
38 IX 4.25 lO phr A 0.5 73
39 X 4.25 lO phr A 0.5 70
XI 4.25 lO phr A 0.5 73
41 XII 4.25 lO phr A 0.5 59
42 XIII 4.25 lO phr A 0.5 53
43 XIV 4.25 lO phr A 0.5 67
44 XV 4.25 lO phr A 0.5 6~
XVI 4.25 lO phr A 0.5 47
Example 46
A composition prepared according to Example l with
46.4 parts poly(ethylene terephthalate), 30 parts 3/l6"
chopped strand glass fiber, 20.1 parts core-shell impact
modifier A, 3 parts oligomeric polyester octyl/decyl (l/l)
terminated lethYlene adipate/phthalate (l/2)12.2, 0.5
parts ~raphite and 0.5 parts talc. Extruded pellets were
collected and dried for crystallization half time, tl/2,
determination at various temperatures.
ExamPle 47
A composition prepared according to Example l with
47.6 parts poly(ethylene terephthalate), 30 parts 3/l6"
chopped strand glass fiber, 11.9 parts core-shell impact
modifier A, S parts polyester-polyether elastomer A, 0.4
parts talc, l part graphite, 4 parts octyl/decyl (l/l)
terminated ~ethylene adipate/phthalate (l/2)]2.2, and O.l
parts antioxidant. Extruded pellets were collected and
dried for crystallization half time, tl/2 determinations
at various temperatures.
The tl/2 values for the compositions of Examples 46
and 47 are in Table 7. ~hese results show that for

~41879
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similar compositions, those which contain S parts
polyester-polyether elastomer A crystallize about 5 times
faster than those which do not.
Table 7
Parts
Parts Polyester
Ex. Oligomeric Polyether tl/2 (min) measured at
No. PolYester Elastomer A 90C 100C 110C
46 3 0 110 18 3.3
47 4 5 21 3.8 1.4

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Inactive: IPC expired 2018-01-01
Inactive: IPC from MCD 2006-03-11
Inactive: Expired (old Act Patent) latest possible expiry date 2000-02-22
Grant by Issuance 1983-02-22

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ROHM AND HAAS COMPANY
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NOYES L. AVERY
WILLIAM J. WORK
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